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Banish Boring Words!: Dozens of Reproducible Word Lists for Helping Students Choose Just-Right Words to Strengthen Their Writing

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I've purchased many books to help my 10 year old son improve his writing skills, and they are all collecting dust. He's an excellent reader, but didn't enjoy writing very much. His sentences were always short, and "boring." He actually found this book interesting, and has been writing longer sentences, and is actually having fun using more descriptive words! I highly recommend this book!

What a great resource! This is just the book I've been looking for to help my students write! Bravo! What a great idea! Thanks for providing this valuable tool!

I just received and went through it; it exactly what I need to help improve my students' vocabulary!! I would recommend this book to anyone who is trying to improve their writing and develop his/ her vocabulary!

I purchased for my 7th grader but after I received it, I will also be using this book for my writing.

I am currently teaching creative writing to three 6th graders in our home-school co-op. We have already gotten a nice big list of adjectives, and we work on our personal lists of words as we go along. The great thing about this book is the division into the categories. For example, several pages are replacements for the word "said." There are pages and pages of action verbs. Another section lists replacements for boring verbs. For example, the word "danced" has suggested replacements of "waltzed," "swayed," "boogied," "shimmied," and several more. We used this in class recently to change the setting of a couple dancing by changing ONLY the verb (i.e., no description of the setting). It was a fun exercise - the kids really enjoyed describing where the couple would be if they were "boogieing." LOL

The BEST thing about this book, hands down, is the fact that I can make copies of the lists I want the kids to have (for example, the "said" replacements) without having to buy a copy of the book for each student.

If you need to help a frustrated writer, or just want to improve your own work, get this book. It is worth every penny!

I enjoyed the simplicity and realistic application of this resource. The pages can be reproduced or students can just flip through it as a guide. Great for teacher, parent, or student.

Writing in the classroom takes a more serious turn in Grade 3, and this book has been so much fun to use! I've also used it to find adjectives to use in my morning messages on the board. The best part is that when we are brainstorming in class, the kids often say, "Let's use that book!"

My children use this book very often. Whenever we need a word the children refer to this book. The school has given out sheets of paper that is similar to this book. I use this book whenever I am trying to find a different book. This is a very helpful easy to use book for children. My 7 and 10 yr old use this easily.

This book was recommended by my son's reading tutor. It is a great resource as we head for middle school